ext2->ext3

[m.w.chang]

what's the easiest way to convert the / mount point to xfs?
can I just do it with an empty partition + knoppix cd?

boot knnoppix,
mount / (hda9)  to /mnt/tmp
backup to empty partition
umount /
format hda9 into xfs
restore data from empty partition usin cp -a
edit /etc/fstab
reboot

kwall at kurtwerks.com wrote:
> Feigning erudition, Tom Wilson wrote:
> % Hi all,
> % 
> % I got me a shiny new PC last week.  I am in process of backing up the 
> % data off my old pc to get it ready for the new.
> % 
> % I was going to install Linux w/ ext3 filesystem on the new pc, the old 
> % one has ext2.  Can I restore to the new if it is ext3?  Or to I have to 
> % install it as ext2, restore my backups, then convert to ext3?
> 
> Yes. No.
> 
> Kurt

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